Flexible Storage Sharing (FSS) technology enables servers to access remote data as if it were from local storage.

The caching software is called SmartIO and it “detects critical application workloads and caches only the hot data on local SSDs.”

By using it “application architects, server administrators, and database administrators can move reads and writes inside the server.” Pretty par for the course these days.

SmartIO “enables storage QoS for mission-critical applications on Linux.” Its Flexible Storage Sharing capability can “Combine shared and direct-attached storage (DAS) on Linux platforms.” Both may be supported on other server operating systems in the future.

We imagine Storage Foundation users have been requesting this caching addition for some time and will be well pleased with the flash data dash they can now enjoy. Read a Storage Foundation datasheet here (pdf). ®